Broad Improvement in Home Prices

Broad Improvement in Home Prices

Broad Improvement in Home Price According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

New York, September 29, 2009 – Data through July 2009, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that, although still negative, the annual rate of decline of the 10-City and 20-City Composites improved compared to last month’s reading. This marks approximately six months of improved readings in these statistics, beginning in early 2009.